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The Prince George's County public school system would spend an additional 10.8 percent in the next academic year under a $1.5 billion budget proposed last night by interim schools chief Howard A. Burnett. The proposal will be vetted by the school board and then move to the county government next year for approval.
Burnett sought $115 million for program improvements, including $6.2 million to expand pre-kindergarten classes and $48.8 million for higher pay for teachers and staff. Other proposals include $5.6 million to boost performance on the Maryland School Assessment; $2.7 million for summer, evening and weekend classes; and $5.9 million to add middle and high school teaching positions.
Fire Destroys 39 Vehicles at Impound Lot
A fire at a Montgomery County police lot for impounded cars destroyed 39 vehicles early yesterday morning, police said.
The blaze, at 580 Metropolitan Grove Rd. in Gaithersburg, was reported shortly after 4 a.m. by a train conductor, Montgomery County police spokeswoman Nancy Nickerson said.
"We're still trying to determine what started the fire," Nickerson said. The fire caused no injuries but destroyed property valued at $400,000.
Montgomery Taps Interim Planning Chief
The Montgomery County Planning Board has hired a temporary director of the county's troubled planning agency while it conducts a nationwide search for a new leader.
Faroll Hamer, chief of development review for the Prince George's County planning agency, will replace Charles Loehr, who resigned in October.
Hamer, 60, will be paid $115,000 annually. She takes over as the Montgomery planning agency tries to change after Clarksburg residents discovered flaws in the county's planning system.
VIRGINIA
Kaine Picks GOP's Bryant for Cabinet
Virginia Gov.-elect Timothy M. Kaine (D) has selected Del. L. Preston Bryant (Lynchburg) to be the first Republican in his Cabinet, he announced yesterday. Bryant will serve as Kaine's secretary of natural resources, with oversight of the state's environmental agencies.
In 2004, Bryant was co-leader of efforts to rally support among moderate Republicans for support of a bipartisan tax and budget compromise. After that, he lost his seat on the House Appropriations Committee and his place at leadership meetings.
Kaine also announced that he has chosen Aneesh Chopra, an Arlington business executive, to serve as secretary of technology. Chopra has served on several public boards and received a master's degree in public policy from the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University.
